NOLAbaby

JD won us some games we should not have won with his legs this year, but by golly seeing Nuss air it out like that yesterday was like an acid flashback to Joey B. 2019

Try 11-1 and in the CFB Playoff. Easy

Probably the 2012-13 season when Draymond Green (2nd rd rookie) and Kent Bazemore (undrafted rookie) were on the Warriors

Call him by his full name: Anthony Davis Is Headed To The Locker Room

The Trailblazers and Clippers remain without their superstars (Dame, PG, Kawhi), so the pressure has to start reheating on Zion at this/some point. Sure, he's not 100% "healed," but the longer the Pels remain 2-3 games out of a playoff spot, the more Zion looks like an a-hole in the grand scheme. At first it was the Pels' fault for not sucking his dick to completion enough, but at this point it's becoming more and more obvious (on a mass, public, league-wide scale) that Zion's behavior and attitude approaching rehab last summer was completely unprofessional and subpar. In addition, Zion's commitment to the game and dedication to the team are less than commendable. All of this to say, so long as the Pels are in the playoff fringes, the more Zion looks like a jackass - for robbing the Pelicans franchise of operational revenue and for robbing fans of fun basketball to watch. None of this is actually Zion's job. Nor should he be blamed for it. But frick, for love of Christ, can he get his shite together in 2022.

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Can you imagine NAW in the G league? He would be taking 100% of the shots

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what's annoying is how 100% probable it feels that NAW is going to have a Jordan Clarkson esque second act to his career on somebody like the Denver Nuggets or Dallas Mavericks

I could see Morey making a call to NY.

Ben Simmons for Kemba, Alec Burks, Kevin Knox, and Immanuel Quickley

It fits salary wise at least :pimp:

Uncle Al thru first 20 games: 5-15
14 games against 2016 playoff teams

Willie through first 20 games: 4-16
10 games against likely 2022 playoff teams (12, if you count Washington, which I do not - they look like Fool's Gold).

This season reminds me a lot of Uncle Al's first season as HC. For Al, facing the GSW buzzsaw twice in the first week and a brutal schedule did the Pels in early on. After checking the box scores, the Pels even had our "Big 4" healthy for most of those games (Davis, Holiday, Gordon, Anderson). Willie probably has a better excuse given our franchise player is out of commission, but damn does it feel like deja vu.

-just for fun-
Van Gundy thru 20 games: 8-12
9 games against 2021 playoff teams

Crazy how much Cole Anthony's great play is leading to wins for the 4-14 Orlando Magic... Anthony literally solves none of the Pelicans problems. He's a good stats bad team player.

love how it's also translating into wins :wah: